P.O. Box 13055 El Paso, TX 79913 Shelter located at 7256 La Junta, Canutillo, TX 79835

Phone: 915-877-5002 Fax: 915-877-1923 website: www.arlep.org email: info@arlep.org

...for a moment

Spring/Summer 2015

Animal Rescue League of El Paso is a No-Kill Shelter and a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

Twenty Years! For the last twenty years Animal Rescue League of El Paso has served El Paso and surrounding areas by rescuing and adopting dogs and cats and educating the public in animal welfare. ARL has been truly blessed with the support of the community, businesses, volunteers and donors for the last twenty years. During the last twenty years 1. Animal Rescue has adopted over 20,000 pets. 2. Pick-up over 218,400 lbs. of poop! 3. Fed over 509,000 lbs. of food 4. Scooped at least 468,000 lbs. of kitty litter 5. Put together over 10,000 cages 6. Washed/brushed over 10,000 dogs 7. Vaccinated over 20,000 animals 8. Opened over 300,000 cans of pet food 9. Filled over 1,019,000 buckets of water 10. Spay/neutered over 20,000 dogs and cats 11. Cried over 7,000 times or more 12. Did over 58,240 loads of wash 13. Washed over 1,019,000 bowls 14. Put on over 20,000 collars 15. Given more hugs than you can count 16. Made over 5,000 vet visits 17. Cleaned kennels/cages over 800,000 times 18. Gone on over 40,000 dog walks 19. Received kisses/purrs, too many to count 20. Loved them all!

If you haven’t heard yet, Smokey has been adopted! What is so

special about this adoption is, Smokey was with Animal Rescue

for over 1171 days! When Smokey first came to ARL, he was

scared and very cautious toward humans. He was very picky who

he would let into his “circle.” The people he did let in he really

loved. A very unique trait in Smokey was he had this way about

him that helped calm some of the more shy and scared dogs. Every dog that

was put in with Smokey ended up being adopted. Yet Smokey was still at the

shelter. One of our volunteers started featuring

Smokey on our Facebook page. Although the

response was encouraging nothing was panning

out until…...one person responded how much

Smokey looked like their dog and how shy and

scared their dog was. Well you can see where this

was going. After meeting with the family it seemed

like this possibly could be the perfect match. Boy

was it ever, just after being with the family for a

short time their shy and scared dog started

changing and Smokey really seemed like he knew

this was what he

was supposed to

do. Smokey fit

right in, loving

his human and

four legged

family, giving the

family just what

they needed.

Smokey finally has his forever home.

ARL is still adding to our reflection garden! ARL started the garden to memorialize/honor pets and animal lovers alike. Money raised will go towards caring for the current animals at our shelter. The bricks have been placed in the courtyard at

Animal Rescue League to create the garden. Please come by anytime to see the dedications.

4x8 Brick up to 2 lines $50 4x8 Brick up to 3 lines $75

4x8 Brick up to 3 lines and a stock symbol $100 Custom Logo $200

8x8 Brick up to 3 lines $75 8x8 Brick up to 6 lines $100

8x8 Brick up to 6 lines and a stock symbol $150 Custom Logo $250 18 Characters per Line All Upper Case Letters Recommended

Orders for the bricks will be placed after a quota of 15 bricks is reached.

Order forms are available online at www.arlep.org or at the shelter.

They make great gifts for any occasion.

In the “Spot” Light!

Smokey happy and smiling with His new sister Remy.

Animal Rescue League of El Paso has a written policy against the sale of our mailing list. It has been shared in the past in extremely limited circumstances and only when it has directly benefitted the animals in our care.

I’d like to help ARL continue saving lives and finding forever homes. Please accept this tax deductible donation or charge to my Visa , MasterCard, Discover or American Express

Amount $______________________ Exp. Date _________________ Account # __________________________________ Phone:_____________________ Name on Card:______________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________ Signature___________________________________________________________________ Mail to: Animal Rescue League of El Paso Box 13055 El Paso, TX 79913

Need a Gift Idea? Animal Rescue League has got you covered! Who needs another tie, sweater, jewelry, or knick-knack.

Give the gift of love. No matter what occasion, birthday, anniversary, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, a donation to Animal Rescue League fits the bill. ARL will send out an

acknowledgment card to that special someone to fit the occasion, showing your loving gift to Animal Rescue. What better way to give from the heart.

Donations were received in memory of the following:

Jesus Gutierrez, Debbie Gremminger, General Ernst Roberts, Ellie Bourgon, Vernon Lawson, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Mimi Lait, Tyler Francis, Cheryl Heller, Larry Payte, Dr. Homer Jacobs, Rick Stone,

Sallye Engman, Eugene Pope Rister, Ron & Gretchen Dawes, William Tarr, Susan LaRock, Penny Cannon, Anne Richards, Randall Ganfield, Marcia Swanson, Lori Caviness, Dorothy Capoldi, Vera Medlin,

Marie Cook, Johnny Erramouspe, Gene Finke, Bill Moss, Irene, Yvonne Bowling

“Duchess, Mandy, Misty and Mocha”, “Little Dog”, “Muffin”, “Rita and Randy”, “Rascal”, “Toby”, “Pipper”, “Patti”, “Akasha and Ivana”, “Buckaroo”, “Kiah”, “Cleo”, “Rhoda”, “Misha”, “Mace”, “Butch”,

“Binnie”, “Sheba”, “Muffin”, “Sydney”, “Koda and Lacy”, “Teensy”, “Goliath”, “Gidget”, “Gilly”, “Finagan”, “Blossom”, “Coconut”, “P.T.”,

Donations were received in honor of the following:

Mildred Hamlyn, Todd Richards, Carol Pancoast, Briana Tellado, Jay Gladstein, Patrick & Rachel Cassady, Heather Hall, Trish Jacobes, Ann Parker, Jane Rosen, Myrna Jacobs,

Dan Dawes, Deb Stewart, Roxanna, Aida Daly

“Picasso and Madeline”, “Benji, Zoe, and Coco”, “Cupcake”, “Almond Joy”, “Smokey”, “Boomer”, “McIntosh and Abigail”, “Tux”, “Mr. Big”,

In an ongoing effort to save money, we send acknowledgements of your tax deductible donations for the year by end of January of the following year. Please note that we will continue to send cards to those persons and families as soon as possible when a

donation is made as a memorial or honorarium.

Last November, ARL started our “Rescue Runners” group as a way to get some of the bigger dogs in our care some much needed exercise. Many of the dogs in our care come from situations where they have never had much socialization or formal training, and may be new to running and even walking on a leash. Having these skills makes them more adoptable and

gives them a better chance at finding their Forever Homes. So, a couple times a month on Saturday mornings, we load up 8-10 dogs and drive out to McKelligon Canyon and match them up with a Volunteer Running Buddy to do a 2.5-5 mile run. The dogs love it! As dog lovers, we all know what it looks like to see a dog smile, and we get big smiles out on our runs. During the run, at the water stops along the way, and cooling down afterwards, the dogs get so much attention from their running buddy and really form strong bonds just in the couple hours we are out there. Anyone who participates as a runner or a water stop volunteer will tell you it is nothing but fun. The runs also provide an opportunity for our adoptable dogs to meet new people that could possibly be their new Forever Family. We always keep our paws crossed for that! We never could have known what a success the event would be, but we are so thankful. To become a Rescue Runner (or Walker) please send us your name, contact phone number and email address to arlep95@gmail.com so we can add you to the email distribution list. Every month we send out the new dates so you can sign up for a run. Summer runs start at 7:15 am at the entrance to the canyon. Hope to see you there!

Glamour Shots of our adoptable babies still at ARL!

Dogs….do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they

have to bequeath except their love and their faith. Eugene O’Neill

Running of the Chihuahuas 2015 Animal Rescue League is celebrating their 3rd annual

“Running of the Chihuahuas” What a fun and hilarious event. It just keeps getting bigger! Last year “Chico” visited and this year “Miss El Paso” has agreed to make an appearance. Miss El Paso is a former ARL rescue, aka Gertie and we are so proud of her representing El Paso as an ambassador to welcome visitors to our beautiful city. She is being featured in ads promoting El Paso.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday, September 19th from 4-7 pm. Races open to Chihuahua and Chihuahua mixes and a special “Under 25 lb.” category for small dogs. We will have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for Chihuahuas and 1st place prize for the “Under 25 lb.” category. Entry fee for the race is $20 per dog. Great raffle prizes, music, food trucks and vendors too! We will also have a costume contest

again for all dogs with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners. All leashed dogs are welcomed. Please check our Facebook page and website for entry form and information closer to the event date. If you would like to be a sponsor for the event please call the shelter.

Animal Rescue League is always participating in different events throughout the year. On May 2nd, ARL held their 14th annual “Dinner With Friends”. Plans for next year are already in the works. We have also participated in the Pet Fair at the Westside Dog Park, “Dance For Paws” at The Outlet Shoppes of El Paso, The Dog (and cat) Days of Summer at Joe, Vinny & Bronson’s Bohemian Café, Braden Aboud Memorial Walk/Run, PetsBarn Adopt-a-thon, and Ft. Bliss Block Party. ARL also has adoption events at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing Farmer’s Market (attending the last Saturday of June, July and August), Tractor Supply and every Saturday at the west side PetsMart. Please check us out on Facebook for up-to-date postings of upcoming events. Like us on Facebook!

This is a special edition of our “Bark and Meow”

ARL is truly thankful for all the individuals, students, organizations, and businesses that have donated their time, money and items to

help ARL this year. In addition because of the unfortunate break-in at ARL in March the community overwhelmingly responded in a way “Thank You” doesn’t seem to do it justice. Please know we can not keep doing what we do without all of you and appreciate it more than you know. Thank you to Vista Markets, Ivan Iniguez, Paul’s Grooming, several Boy and Girl Scout Troops, EPCC Northwest Campus, St. Clements School, Students of the Centennial, Franklin H.S. Student Council, Franklin 9th Grade NJHS, UTEP students, UTEP’s Project Move Program, Alpha Phi Omega, kids from the Ft. Bliss MYAC, Radford School, Andress H.S., Daube Family, Trinity First 4th Grade, Western Hill M.S., Hornedo Middle School, Coldwell E.S., Wiggs M.S., Franklin H.S. Spanish Honor Society, Montwood H.S. NHS, Zach White E.S., El Paso Country Day School, Temple Mt. Sinai, Morehead M.S.,Laven Publishing, Johnson Jewelers, Employees from Dell, Alorica employee campaign, Starbucks Mesa/Sunland, Eleanor Schoenbrun, Karina, Barbara, Lisa, Michelle, Tania, Lindsey, Lorena, Lyzza, Jennifer, Ruby, Beth, Elena, Cathy, Mark, Valerie, Mando, Pat, Chelsea, Ben, Diana, Cecilia, Daniel, Allissa, Michaela, Janet, K-9 Kuts, Smile High Club and so many more.

Educating our young children about the importance of spay/neutering, vaccinations, micro-chipping, caring for a pet, careers that include working with animals and what a no-kill shelter does is so important for Animal Rescue League. We want to thank Ysleta E.S., Davenport E.S., Western Hills M.S., Bradley E.S., EPCC NW Early College H.S., and El Paso Country Day School for inviting us to visit.

A No Kill Rescue Organization Our mission is to serve stray, abandoned, orphaned, abused and injured companion animals by providing medical care and shelter in times of need, locating lifelong homes, and promoting responsible pet guardianship through education, legislation and sterilization.

Founded in 1995

PO Box 13055 El Paso, TX 79913

FYI The City of El Paso Environmental Service Department (ESD) held community meetings to get the community’s input regarding making some changes to the City’s animal ordinance (Title 7). Subjects discussed included the removal of the microchip requirement and limiting the number of animals per household. Because of the community input the city will still require microchips. But for the microchip to properly work they need to be nationally as well as locally registered. It is our responsibility as pet guardians to ensure microchip information is kept up to date. If you are not sure please call 1-888-466-3242 or the phone number on your pet’s microchip. Also discussed was to limit the number of animals per household. According to Title 7 there is no limit and no changes will be made regarding this issue. However it is our responsibility as pet guardians to make sure our pets are not a nuisance to our neighbors, are properly cared for regarding shelter, water and food, up to date on vaccinations and keeping our yards clean.

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